Make it two commitments in two days for Brian Kelly and Notre Dame as the Irish landed kicker Joshua Bryan’s commitment on Tuesday night.
Bryan had been committed to Colorado but announced his change of heart on Twitter early Tuesday evening.
110% COMMITTED #GOLDRUSH21☘️@BrianPolian @CoachBrianKelly @Chris_Sailer pic.twitter.com/GHNlUZsTL9
— Joshua Bryan (@Bryan9Joshua) November 18, 2020
Bryan ranks as the seventh best kicker in the 2021 class according to 247Sports.
Bryan had also received scholarship offers from Air Force, Army, Navy and Yale as well as Colorado.
At the Chris Sailer Kicking Camp, Bryan became the first player to ever receive a six-star rating, meaning he projects as a Power Five starter his freshman year and worthy of a scholarship.
Mike Singer did the leg work (pun fully intended) over at Blue-Gold Illustrated in finding out the story behind Bryan’s pursuit of a scholarship from Notre Dame and his eventual commitment in a piece worth checking out.
Current Notre Dame kicker Jonathan Doerer previously said he thought he’d be back for another season in 2021 but this late offer by the Irish makes you wonder if that’s still the case.
Related: Meet Notre Dame’s 2021 Recruiting Class
Bryan is the 21st commitment to Notre Dame’s 2021 class that is knocking on the door of being one of the ten best in the nation.